No, take the violin. The most beautiful pieces are written for violin, the violin is easier to carry and move around. A violin also has a more active range than the cello. Not too many tunes are written singularly for bass clef. Violin is harder, but ultimately more rewarding.

"A stupid despot may constrain his slaves with iron chains; but a true politician binds them even more strongly with the chain of their own ideas" - Michel Foucault